enkoofilra, enkuufiira; (of gun) effataaki.

amagezi.

a magezi, kalangafu; be c., okukalanguka.

amagezi; the capacity of this bucket is two gallons, endobo eno ejjula ggalani bbiri,

q.v.

omusoma; (at the junction of two rivers) ekisoko; (garment) ekizi baawo.

v., okuzannya, okuzina

ekibuga; (finance) ensimbi ez'ensibo.

okujeemulukuka.

v.tr., okuyiwa, okuvuunika.

omugabe, omukulu, omuto ngole, kapitaani.

yombi.

okusanyusa.

n., omusibe, omunyage.

obusibe.

okukwata, okunyaga, okuwemba, okuzinda.

the personal name of such a twin. See wasswa, kato and nnakato,

n. (for drum), omuwulugwa; (for cap) effolooma; (pulley) essirlngi.

mmombye) v.i. flee, escape from custody.

omubombl; -ebomboola.

o- adv. fully, to the brim. Ekleziya yajjula bugule. The church was filled to capacity.

o- (bu/-) ability, capability, competence. cf. sobola.

o- (bu/-) top of the head; with caps., formerly the official residence of the Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda.

o- also obuwangaaliro (bu/-) durability, capability of lasting a long time; permanence; long life, longevity. cf. wangaala.

o- (bu/-) bachelorhood, single state, state of one who has never been married or who is separated from his wife, okuwona obuwuulu, to get married, lit. escape bachelorhood, cf. ^wuula, omu- wuulu.

o- (bu/-) power, authority; ability, capacity, ab'obuyinza, the authorities. cf. yinza.

flee.

okutemako omutwe.

okuwona; (prison, cage, etc.) okubomba, okucwa, okudduka, okwebba, okupuluka; e. being hit, okusuba.

e- (n/n) [Su>., Port.'f form for blocking caps or fezzes; colloq. head; big head. Yanyeenya effolooma ye. He shook his head (in amazement or disagreement).

be easy to scorn. Tagayika. He is not to be despised/a person whom one would despise.

e- (li/ma) kind of large trap for capturing wild animals (leopards, hyenas, etc.).

e- no plur. (li/ma) heaven; sky; lightning. Yakubwa eggulu n'afiirawo. He was struck by lightning and died instantly. with caps. Ggulu, Heaven (the name of a lubaale), the father of Walumbe (death) and Nnambi (the first woman), and the fathei^in- law of Kintu (the first Muganda). cf. engulu, kungulu, waggulu.

nnombye) v.tr. tie crosswise; put crosswise; plait (with reeds). kugombamu bwala, to capture, apprehend. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them.

entuntunu.

emmundu, omuzinga; g. barrel, omudumu; g. cap, ffataaki.

nzijudde or njijudde) v.i. be or become full; be filled up. kujjula ne kikubako, to be full to capacity. Okyali mu kulya Katonga ajjula. (prov.) You are still eating while the (river) Katonga is rising. You are fiddling while Rome burns.

a- (ka/bu) kind of medium-sized tree, Ficus capensis. cf. ?^bal a.

a- adv. at a great speed, lit. (the breeze; akawewo is implied by ka-) which blows away (akafuumuula) the termites (mpawu). Emmotoka yabayitako kafuumuulampawu. The car zoomed past them, with cap. Kafuumuulampawu, the tenth month of the Kiganda calendar, corresponding to October, cf. ^mwezi.

a- (ka/bu) black-capped finch.

specialist; with cap. Kakensa, God.

a- ow'akasitunkira, gadabout, capricious person. Ow'akasitunkira, talya nkoko ya mukodo. (prov.) The gadabout does not eat the miser's chicken. Perhaps = A rolling stone gathers no moss. cf. situka, situnkana.

a- (ka/bu) small white cap worn by Muslims.

babirye, nnakato.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) spasm; exhaustion. Olunaku olwo lwatandika n'akasana akayinza n'okusuula omuntu kawansazi. That day started off with sunshine which was capable of throwing a person into a state of exhaustion.

e- (ki/bi) town, city, ekibuga eki- kulu, capital, okukuba ekibuga, to found a city. cf. embuga.

e- (ki/bi) trap for capturing larger animals; drop-trap.

e- (ki/bi) lit. something hanging in space, fig. indecisive, incapable of deciding which side to take or which course to follow, kusigala awo kireebereebe, to be a fence-sitter, be betwixt and between. cf. leeba.

e- (ki/bi) cape, headland.

e- (ki/bi) hot spring, kukka kita- kata, to have a narrow/luckv escape.

nzise) v.i. go down, come down, descend; sink. Omuwendo gusse. The price has gone down, kukka ntuuyo, to sweat profusely, kukka maziga, to weep silently, kukka kitakata, to have a lucky/ narrow escape, kukka bbeeyi, to go down in price; (of people) to become a has-been/ a nobody.

left (as opposed to right); left hand; left side; the (political) left. omukono ogwa kkono, the left hand. Wa kkono. He is left-handed, obukiika obwa kkono, north, kugwa kkono, to miss, miss out on. Kyangwa kkono. I missed it. It escaped me. Yangwa kkono. I missed him (i.e., he wasn't there when I arrived) or I was never successful in my dealings with him. See ddyo.

e'vviivi; k.cap, enso.

identical with the above, v.tr. frustrate, block; incapacitate. okukonera oluggi, to refuse to answer the door. Mmukonedde ebigenge ngalo. I have frustrated his efforts. I have blocked him (as leprosy does to fingers). cf. konoona.

be easy to hide. Ebintu ebibbe tebikwekeka. It is difficult to hide stolen goods.

e- (ki/bi) a large bay, gulf; peninsula; cape; point.

e- (ki/bi) sacrifice (often in a religious sense); victim, butt; despicable person or thing; scapegoat, animal or fowl to which sickness is transferred.

etc. ebintu ebitale- keka, indispensable things, omulimu ogu- talekeka, an essential task, a job which cannot be left undone. cf. mulekwa; lekulira.

o- also luberyeberye, o- adv. in the beginning, at first, with the -a of rel. first, ekigambo eky'oluber(y)eberye, the first word, with cap. Oluberyeberye, The Book of Genesis, cf. -ber(y)eberye.

0- (lu/n) Luganda, the language of Buganda; without caps, brotherhood; relationship. ow'oluganda, relative, relation; member of a brotherhood, amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth, plur. ejinanda, relations, relatives. Ab'oluganda bita, bikonagana ne bitayatika. (prov.) Relatives are like calabashes, they knock together but do not break. Blood is thicker than water, cf. Obuganda, Omuganda, sseruganda.

o- (lu/n) pole used to support a hunting net. kuyita ku lungwanyu, to have a narrow escape.

nduze) v.i. have a lucky escape. Eribbi eryo nno lirula. That thief is lucky to have escaped.

o- (lu/n) light cloud; scattered cloud(s); with cap. the name of a lubaale associated with rain; a personal name. cf. ekire.

o- (lu/n) a funnel-like structure, originally made of plantain leaves, used for capturing termites (nswa).

o- (lu/n) long stick; peg; skewer; blackhead. kuyita ku luti, to have a narrow escape. cf. ^omuti.

o- (lu/n) long head, kwetikka lutwe, to put the blame on, accuse falsely, kutwala lutwe, to accuse, blame, ab'olutwe olusuffu, scapegoats, those who get blamed for everything, cf. omutwe.

empape, entangamalaala.

a- plur. (li/ma) resurrection (from the dead); with cap. Easter, cf. zuukira.

e- (n/n) small skin cape worn over the shoulders.

e- (n/n) goat, okusiba amatu g'embuzi ku muntu, to make a scapegoat of a person, lit. pin the ears of the goat on someone.